Bartlett, Josiah b. November 21, 1729 d. May 19, 1795 Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Hampshire. He was also the first man to vote for independence, when the issue came up for vote on July 2, 1776. Born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children, where his parents ran a farm called "The Lion's Mouth" in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Josiah's father was also a shoemaker. After some formal schooling, 16 year old Josiah was apprenticed to an Amesbury physician, where for the next five years, he studied medicine and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Plains Cemetery, Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
b. November 21, 1729 d. May 19, 1795